I have not been able to figure out how to add comments to questions/answers on stackoverflow.

For example, I wanted to comment on this answer to a question but there is no way to add a comment that I can see. I ended up adding another answer that corrects/clarifies the first answer. That doesn't seem like the best thing to do.

After adding the answer, I can see that there is an "add comment" link below my answer only. But nowhere else on any other question or answer do I get an "add comment" option.

I would ask more questions but mostly I search SO and find them already asked and answered.
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progrmrSep 24 '09 at 4:24

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@kk6yb You can also answer questions, if you're so inclined.
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waiwai933Mar 24 '10 at 1:35

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It's silly that you can't comment if you don't have enough reputation; if you need to comment on an answer that isn't the -accepted- answer (but works for you) your only resort is to add -another- answer saying so! (I had this issue here: stackoverflow.com/questions/5926041/…)
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ZodmanAug 23 '12 at 6:21

i seem to be able to without too much reputation?
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Rock LiuDec 27 '12 at 21:49

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This makes little sense to me. Seems to me that you should be able to add comments without any need for reputation points. If a comment does not make sense / is un-related to the question or answer / is offensive, then it should be flag-able. There are many times when I just want to leave a comment on an answer and not create a new answer which is basically the comment.
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GKrasnowJan 25 '13 at 0:33

I think these kind of questions might be a classic example of why joel wrote a blog post suggesting that you shouldnt disable menu item, you should just tell people why they cant click on an item if they do.

It might be a good idea to leave the add comment link and simply tell people why they cant add a comment.

I agree with this as well. I would vote up, but don't have the rep to do it here :) Notice that the vote up button is available, I clicked it and now know what is going on.
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greenanvilNov 20 '11 at 18:18

I agree, this confused me totally. (on a side note: I don't have enough points to upvode, but for some reason, I can comment here. what gives?)
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brightbyteFeb 29 '12 at 10:00

Please do this. I've been intensively researching a topic on SO for the past two days. Today, I decided to find an answer to why I couldn't comment and I had to turn to Google (which brought me to this page). It would be much simpler for users if they were just told that they couldn't comment if they didn't have sufficient reputation points (the same way I was prevented from "voting up" this response since I don't have sufficient reputation points).
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D. WoodsAug 29 '12 at 16:44

Ditto on: "I agree with this as well. I would vote up, but don't have the rep to do it here :) Notice that the vote up button is available, I clicked it and now know what is going on."
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SlashbackOct 23 '13 at 17:33

you can add comments to your own posts even with 1 rep
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Jeff Atwood♦Mar 24 '10 at 5:44

Agree. Very confusing for a brand new user. I just searched for 30' to find out why I can't comment like most other sites where I have an account. Very frustrating new user experience, not exactly welcoming.
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ckib16Jan 20 '13 at 17:52

Personally I find it frustrating that I can post comments on SO (where I am both a questioner and an answerer) but not on SU ( where I tend mainly to ask). Particulalry annoying where your comment is borderline between an answer and a cooment.

Would it be possbile to somehow pool reputation between the sites for the purpose of comments.